http://collectiveedgecoaching.com/2009/10/conflict-diversity-appreciation/ Coaching & Consulting for the Agile Enterprise Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://collectiveedgecoaching.com/2009/10/conflict-diversity-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Ilja Preuß Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:10:03 +0000 http://collectiveedgecoaching.com/?p=533#comment-56 Another interesting take on conflict can be found in the book "Facilitating Organization Change". This book uses the model of a Complex Adaptive System to look at change in an organization. To make sure that the organization adapts to constantly changing surroundings, the authors argue that a change agent actually needs to *amplify* differences between the "autonomous agents" (e.g. team members) and then make sure that they participate in "transforming exchanges" (e.g. stimulating debates, I suppose). Another interesting take on conflict can be found in the book “Facilitating Organization Change”. This book uses the model of a Complex Adaptive System to look at change in an organization. To make sure that the organization adapts to constantly changing surroundings, the authors argue that a change agent actually needs to *amplify* differences between the “autonomous agents” (e.g. team members) and then make sure that they participate in “transforming exchanges” (e.g. stimulating debates, I suppose).

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